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008			100806s2011 nyu e b 000 0 eng d
020			_a9780078050107
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780078050107
050			_aD860 _b.T35 2011
245	0	0	_aTaking sides. _pClashing views in world politics / _cselected, edited and with introductions by John T. Rourke.
246	3	0	_aClashing views in world politics.
246	3	0	_aWorld politics.
250			_a15th ed.
260			_aNew York, N. Y. : _bMcGraw-Hill, _c2011.
300			_axxxii, 367 p. ; _c24 cm.
490	1		_aTaking sides
490	1		_aContemporary learning series
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505	0		_aIs economic globalization good for both rich and poor? -- Is capitalism a failed model for a globalized economy? -- Does globalization threaten cultural diversity? -- Is the United States a declining power? -- Should the Jackson-Vanik amendment targeting Russia be repealed? -- Will China soon become a threatening superpower? -- Would it be an error to establish a Palestinian state? -- Is patient diplomacy the best approach to Iran's nuclear program? -- Is U.S. policy toward Latin America on the right track? -- Does China's currency manipulation warrant international and national action? -- Is immigration an economic benefit to the host country? -- Should export controls on high technology be eased substantially? -- Is U.S. strategic nuclear weapons policy ill-conceived? -- Should U.S. forces continue to fight in Afghanistan? -- Does using drones to attack terrorists globally violate international law? -- Is UN peacekeeping seriously flawed? -- Is U.S. refusal to join the International Criminal Court wise? -- Should the United States ratify the convention to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women? -- Are warnings about global warming unduly alarmist?
650		0	_aWorld politics _y21st century.
700	1		_aRourke, John T., _d1945-
830		0	_aTaking sides.
830		0	_aMcGraw-Hill contemporary learning series.
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